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, kevin collin's mother. as you see in these exclusive pictures three invest investigators from the san francisco police department isn't several hours tonight talking to kevin collin's mother, two of his sisters and a brother. we know police showed them this picture of the lead suspect dan therrien who died in 1978. they also showed them what he looked like in 1974, when witnesses say they saw kevin talking to a man with a big black dog. >> i am convinced that the investigation is going in the right direction. >> reporter: that direction led them last week to dig up the concrete floor of the garage of this house on masonic where therrien lived. two different cadaver dogs alerted at the same spot. they believe the dog fragments found may be dog not human. two witnesses who saw kevin with a man with a dog back then could not pick thierrien out of a photo line up. >> that's correct neither of them could. >> reporter: now less than two hours ago anne collins left here with her daughters. saying police told them
, kevin collin's mother. as you see in these exclusive pictures three invest investigators from the san francisco police department isn't several hours tonight talking to kevin collin's mother, two of his sisters and a brother. we know police showed them this picture of the lead suspect dan therrien who died in 1978. they also showed them what he looked like in 1974, when witnesses say they saw kevin talking to a man with a big black dog. >> i am convinced that the investigation is going...
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. >>> we have new information tonight about the cold case disappearance of 10-year-old kevin collins. for the first time, san francisco police are publicly acknowledging a suspect, or to use their term, a person of interest. the man, now deceased had many aliases and a criminal record. >> reporter: 10-year-old kevin collins remains frozen in time. he disappeared while waiting for a bus after school in san francisco's haight-ashbury neighborhood in 1984. >> this is a case that haunts the san francisco police department and the city of san francisco. >> reporter: today police revealed new details about wayne jackson. police say he fits the physical description of the man collins was last seen talking to. >> he lived not far from where the abduction happened. he had a dog similar to the dog that the suspect was seen to have. >> reporter: at the time, eyewitnesses and a consense search of jackson's house failed to conclusively tie him to the case. jackson had five different identities, and a history of kidnapping, lewd acts, and sexual assaults against boys in canada, and one at fisherman
. >>> we have new information tonight about the cold case disappearance of 10-year-old kevin collins. for the first time, san francisco police are publicly acknowledging a suspect, or to use their term, a person of interest. the man, now deceased had many aliases and a criminal record. >> reporter: 10-year-old kevin collins remains frozen in time. he disappeared while waiting for a bus after school in san francisco's haight-ashbury neighborhood in 1984. >> this is a case...
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. >>> san francisco police will reveal new details in the kevin collins case. he is a boy that disappeared 30 years ago. we have learned police showed family members a picture of the lead suspect. he is dan who died five years ago. >> i am convinced that the investigation is going in the right direction. >> last week police dug up the concrete floor at his home where the teen went missing where kevin was last seen. >>> boy scouts of america to end a controversial policy banning game members. -- gay members. they could decide whether or not to include gay members but the boy scouts have seen donations drop as corporations withhold contributions. president barack obama weighed in on the debate saying that the ban should be listed. >>> -- lifted. >>> same sex service members, leon panetta is expected to make that announcement and it is reportedly reviewing what benefits it could extend without violating the defensive marriage act. >>> time now 4:34, five people are dead after an eight-year- old boy triggered a tsunami. more casualties are expected as crews make th
. >>> san francisco police will reveal new details in the kevin collins case. he is a boy that disappeared 30 years ago. we have learned police showed family members a picture of the lead suspect. he is dan who died five years ago. >> i am convinced that the investigation is going in the right direction. >> last week police dug up the concrete floor at his home where the teen went missing where kevin was last seen. >>> boy scouts of america to end a controversial...
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he had a history of kidnapping in the years before kevin collins disappeared and he fits the description of the man last seen talking to the little boy. >> he lived not far from where the abduction happened. he had a dog similar to what dog suspect's seemed to have. they searched the home and it appeared to to be animal bones. >>> police announced that conway's death is a homicide and they still will not say how she died. she was found in the park a day after she was reported missing. a community vigil is to begin tonight. >>> hundreds of classrooms have undergone security upgrades. and coming up, how they could help in the case of an emergency. >>> tonight, he delivers his state of the city address. topics include the economy. read is expected to increase it early on the ballot. they are restoring the sol are you of city workers who took pay cuts due to budget shortfalls. >>> a popular oakland shortfall, a gun battle killed an 18-year-old boy and wounded three other people. that happened after the first friday art festival. 10,000 people attended that event. they now worry that it has b
he had a history of kidnapping in the years before kevin collins disappeared and he fits the description of the man last seen talking to the little boy. >> he lived not far from where the abduction happened. he had a dog similar to what dog suspect's seemed to have. they searched the home and it appeared to to be animal bones. >>> police announced that conway's death is a homicide and they still will not say how she died. she was found in the park a day after she was reported...
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san francisco police will hold a news conference today in the case of ten-year-old kevin collins, the 4th grader in 1984. police searched a home last week as we first reported digging up bone fragments in a basement believed from an animal but they were sent to the laboratory for analysis. mike nicco is here with the forecast. >> chilly in many areas. we have forecast around santa rosa and 32 and 33 in napa and 40's around oakland and san francisco and 38 in san jose. temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50's under sun, and this time tomorrow, it will be raining. >> southbound 680 is jammed according to our app great martinez to 242 to highway 4 with an early accident gone but still, a stalled big rig at 242 in the right lane and a new accident southbound ♪ >>> and you know that voice anywhere. josh groban, "you raise me up." and he is right here at our desk this morning. >> i'm here at the desk. what is going on? >> you're so relaxed, you didn't even shave. >> i didn't shave. i'm not even wearing pants right now. it's incredible. i'm at the big boy desk. this is so exciting. as a singe
san francisco police will hold a news conference today in the case of ten-year-old kevin collins, the 4th grader in 1984. police searched a home last week as we first reported digging up bone fragments in a basement believed from an animal but they were sent to the laboratory for analysis. mike nicco is here with the forecast. >> chilly in many areas. we have forecast around santa rosa and 32 and 33 in napa and 40's around oakland and san francisco and 38 in san jose. temperatures in the...
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they've reopened the books and identified a suspect in that 1984 disappear yebs of kevin collins he is a man with a criminal record, including kidnapping that lives in the neighborhood where kevin collins was last seen, police are now calling him wayne jackson but is he known as other aliases, including ferian. >> today police would only say this man is a person of interest, but it's clear judging from what they said and released this person is a prime person of tr. police would like to solve this case to bring closure to the family. the police chief is asking for help and released photographs of the man and also some information about his very serious criminal past.3%cúz >> february 10th1984 there has never been a tip we didn't act on. >> the chief said it was difficult investigating the person of interest in this case. >> april 16th jackson arrested under the name wayne jackson in fisherman's wharf area of san francisco for kidnapping and lewd acts n a child. >> he bailed out and never showed up for a court case. police said he used another alias when arrested in canada nine years e
they've reopened the books and identified a suspect in that 1984 disappear yebs of kevin collins he is a man with a criminal record, including kidnapping that lives in the neighborhood where kevin collins was last seen, police are now calling him wayne jackson but is he known as other aliases, including ferian. >> today police would only say this man is a person of interest, but it's clear judging from what they said and released this person is a prime person of tr. police would like to...
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a story you will only see on abc7, insight into the kevin collins missing child case to a woman wrote was good friends with the man now considered the main suspect. >> the music industry celebrated its own with a night of powerful performances at the grammys. ♪ i say i hate you ♪ we break up ♪ you call me >> and the first performance was "we are never ever ever ever ever getting back together." and best artist, that went to "we are young," and they are [dramatic music] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> hello, baby. hello, everybody, and welcome to millionaire. not only is today's first contestant a die-hard trivia buff, he is also a classically trained opera singer. from philadelphia, please welcome paul reese. hey, paul. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, everyone. >> oh, wow, opera, huh? let me hear what you got. >> indeed, absolutely. from mozart's le nozze di figaro. ♪ non piu andrai ♪ ♪ farfallone amoroso ♪ ♪ notte e giorno ♪ ♪ d'intorno girando ♪ ♪ delle belle ♪ ♪ turbando ♪ ♪ il riposo ♪ ♪ narcisetto ♪ ♪ adoncino d'amor ♪ >> wow. [cheers an
a story you will only see on abc7, insight into the kevin collins missing child case to a woman wrote was good friends with the man now considered the main suspect. >> the music industry celebrated its own with a night of powerful performances at the grammys. ♪ i say i hate you ♪ we break up ♪ you call me >> and the first performance was "we are never ever ever ever ever getting back together." and best artist, that went to "we are young," and they are...
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. >> there could be new details in the 1948 disappearance of ten-year-old kevin collins from the haight-ashbury neighborhood. police searched a him on masonic avenue last week as we first reported, finding bone fragments in the basement and sent them to a laboratory for analysis. the announcement could center on this man, known as dan kelly. he was a "person of interest" in the case but he died five years ago. >> these bay area hospitals face fines for putting patient's health at risk not following procedures in an emergency situation. st. mary's medical center from in san francisco did not follow surgical and medical procedures. they have reviewed the incidents and say patient care and safety are top priority. and staff at the medical center left a foreign object in a patient after surgery. the medical center has yet to return our call for comment. the hospitals can appeal. >> the postal service today delivered news that customers have been warned was coming, dropping the bulk of saturday deliveries driven by worsening financial bleeding. eric thomas joins us on that story. >> the postal servi
. >> there could be new details in the 1948 disappearance of ten-year-old kevin collins from the haight-ashbury neighborhood. police searched a him on masonic avenue last week as we first reported, finding bone fragments in the basement and sent them to a laboratory for analysis. the announcement could center on this man, known as dan kelly. he was a "person of interest" in the case but he died five years ago. >> these bay area hospitals face fines for putting patient's...
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they recently called him the key suspect in the disappearance of this boy, 10-year-old kevin collins. kevin was last seen leaving his school in april 1984. therion lived uh -- across the street from the school kevin attended. at the time police searched the home and found nothing. last week as abc7 news last reported, police returned with cadaver dogs to search his basement and backyard. they found small bone fragments that have been sent to a lab for analysis. police tell us they will hold a news conference tomorrow afternoon. abc7 news will be there, and we will bring you all of the latest developments. >>> also new at 11:00, an abc news source says lance armstrong is being investigated by federal authorities. it is part of a criminal investigation. the source says they are looking into charges of obstruction, witness tampering and intimidation by armstrong. his fellow cyclists have said armstrong coerced them into using performance enhancing drugs. armstrong was cleared of charges in southern california and today the same attorney reiterated that armstrong would not be charged. but
they recently called him the key suspect in the disappearance of this boy, 10-year-old kevin collins. kevin was last seen leaving his school in april 1984. therion lived uh -- across the street from the school kevin attended. at the time police searched the home and found nothing. last week as abc7 news last reported, police returned with cadaver dogs to search his basement and backyard. they found small bone fragments that have been sent to a lab for analysis. police tell us they will hold a...
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it was the same year kevin collins was abducted. using a different name jackson lived one block away from the school. jackson was named a person of interest, but that was all. he died in 2008. fast-forward to 2013 when san francisco police reopened the cold case. the family held their breath. bones dug up in the garage of jackson's house appeared to be animal bones. still collins' family is stunned and police never connected these dots before. >> for the individual with five names that now we know had a history of molesting young boys, it seemed like he should have been a stronger suspect back then. >> they said he was a person of interest in 1984. why didn't they connect that with the arrest made in 1981? alias or no alias, they had fingerprints. >> i am not disparaging what they are doing now. it looks like they are doing everything they can. but we had our office right next door to where this guy was. we were there for six months and he was living there the whole time probably laughing at us. >> it is hard going through it all ag
it was the same year kevin collins was abducted. using a different name jackson lived one block away from the school. jackson was named a person of interest, but that was all. he died in 2008. fast-forward to 2013 when san francisco police reopened the cold case. the family held their breath. bones dug up in the garage of jackson's house appeared to be animal bones. still collins' family is stunned and police never connected these dots before. >> for the individual with five names that...
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. >> kevin collins disappeared almost 29 years ago. he was last seen at a bus stop in san francisco. abc7 news reporter is here with what this new information means to the investigation. sergio? >> abc7 news has learned the main person of interest in the disappearance of 1 collins kevin collins had a wrap sheet and it included kidnapping. abc news was the first on the scene when police took jackhammers into this home. our source tells us that is where dan t he also wented. he also went by the name of kelly. he was questioned by police six days after kevin collins disappeared. investigators never searched his backyard or basement at the time. cold case investigators returned to the home this week and tore up the basement floor looking for evidence that might link him to the young boy. the home is right across the street from kevin's old school. our sources say therion had a dog. earlier this week the lead investigator in this cold case told abc7 reporter vic lee a key detail of what two witnesses saw way back in 1984 jie. wenother uh do
. >> kevin collins disappeared almost 29 years ago. he was last seen at a bus stop in san francisco. abc7 news reporter is here with what this new information means to the investigation. sergio? >> abc7 news has learned the main person of interest in the disappearance of 1 collins kevin collins had a wrap sheet and it included kidnapping. abc news was the first on the scene when police took jackhammers into this home. our source tells us that is where dan t he also wented. he also...
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they recently called him the key suspect in the disappearance of this boy, 10-year-old kevin collins. kevin was last seen leaving his school in april 1984. therion lived uh -- across the street from the school kevin attended. at the time police searched the home and found nothing. last week as abc7 news last reported, police returned with cadaver dogs to search his basement and backyard. they found small bone fragments that have been sent to a lab for analysis. police tell us they will hold a news conference tomorrow afternoon. abc7 news will be there, and we will bring you all of the latest developments. >>> also new at an a an abc news source says lance armstrong is being investigated by federal authorities. it is part of a criminal investigation. the source says they are looking into charges of obstruction, witness tampering and intimidation by armstrong. his fellow cyclists have said armstrong coerced them into using performance enhancing drugs. armstrong was cleared of charges in southern california and today the same attorney reiterated that armstrong would not be charged. but a
they recently called him the key suspect in the disappearance of this boy, 10-year-old kevin collins. kevin was last seen leaving his school in april 1984. therion lived uh -- across the street from the school kevin attended. at the time police searched the home and found nothing. last week as abc7 news last reported, police returned with cadaver dogs to search his basement and backyard. they found small bone fragments that have been sent to a lab for analysis. police tell us they will hold a...
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it was the same year kevin collins was abducted. using a different name jackson lived one block away from the school. jackson was named a person of interest, but that was all. he died in 2008. fast-forward to 2013 when san francisco police reopened the cold case. the family held their breath. bones dug up in the garage of jackson's house appeared to be animal bones. still collins' family is stunned and police never connected these dots before. >> for the individual with five names that now we know had a history of molesting young boys, it seemed like he should have been a stronger suspect back then. >> they said he was a person of interest in 1984. why didn't they connect that with the arrest made in 1981? alias or no alias, they had fingerprints. >> i am not disparaging what thing now. it looks like they are doing everything they can. but we had our office right next door to where this guy was. we were there for six months and he was living there the whole time probably laughing at us. >> it is hard going through it all again, and
it was the same year kevin collins was abducted. using a different name jackson lived one block away from the school. jackson was named a person of interest, but that was all. he died in 2008. fast-forward to 2013 when san francisco police reopened the cold case. the family held their breath. bones dug up in the garage of jackson's house appeared to be animal bones. still collins' family is stunned and police never connected these dots before. >> for the individual with five names that...
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revealing information in the kevin collins missing child case. a good friend of the primary suspect tells abc 7 news about the man's infat twaigs with boys. >> stunning news about the pope, we'll look at how he's be viewed for handeling of the sex abuse scandal that's rocked the church. >> i'm sandhya patel. live from roof of the kgotv center there is nothing but blue behind me. get ready for a taste of spring coming up. >>> the intersection of solano way and grant street remaining closed right now as police investigate why a 14-year-old boy was hit. he twont a hospital with serious injuries about 1:30 this afternoon. the boy was crossing the street. police say a woman driving a to it yota scion hit him. officers say she's cooperating with them. investigators can take a closer look at it. good evening, i'm cheryl jengs. >> our other developing story cal train commuters face long delays now. it's up to 50 minutes. sky 7 hd shows you trailer jammed in between train ask the cement barrier. a witness says she heard the crash from her home, then rushe
revealing information in the kevin collins missing child case. a good friend of the primary suspect tells abc 7 news about the man's infat twaigs with boys. >> stunning news about the pope, we'll look at how he's be viewed for handeling of the sex abuse scandal that's rocked the church. >> i'm sandhya patel. live from roof of the kgotv center there is nothing but blue behind me. get ready for a taste of spring coming up. >>> the intersection of solano way and grant street...
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. >> disappearance of kevin collins and why police issued a plea for information bay person suspected in a 30-year-old kidnapping. >> also, nearly a dozen people hurt on san francisco most-popular cable car lines. what caused the car to suddenly stop wout warning. >> a call for help in the kevin collins missing child case, police hoping someone will come forward with information about this man seen in two photos. he may have been last person to see the 10-year-old before he disappeared nearly 30 years ago. police want help. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. police say the person of interest in the case had several aliases and an extensive criminal record. vick he was the first reporter at the search scene and led the coverage on this story. let's start with test results. >> the chief theld news conference to ask for help in solving this case. that is why he's hoped to jog people's memories. also released information about the past that helped convince investigators that this man may be responsible for the disappearance of a little boy. the person of perfect tr was
. >> disappearance of kevin collins and why police issued a plea for information bay person suspected in a 30-year-old kidnapping. >> also, nearly a dozen people hurt on san francisco most-popular cable car lines. what caused the car to suddenly stop wout warning. >> a call for help in the kevin collins missing child case, police hoping someone will come forward with information about this man seen in two photos. he may have been last person to see the 10-year-old before he...
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next at 5:00, developing news in the search for kevin collins. after 29 years, what is pointing police to a "person of interest" and his family's reaction. >> on hill new allegations facing john brennan to become facing john brennan to become the new head of the c.i.a. [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. okay. [ male announcer ] with citibank's popmoney, dan can easily send money by email right from his citibank account. nice job ben. [ male announcer ] next up, the gutters. citibank popmoney. easier banking. standard at citibank. >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. we made it to thursday. good morning at 5:00. this is the morning that mike warned we could see rain. >> and king tides, as well. mike has the forecast. >> we will start with live doppler 7 hd on storm watch. you can see scattered rain across the north bay from santa rosa north through cloverdale
next at 5:00, developing news in the search for kevin collins. after 29 years, what is pointing police to a "person of interest" and his family's reaction. >> on hill new allegations facing john brennan to become facing john brennan to become the new head of the c.i.a. [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. okay. [...
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we will tell you the identity of a man suspected in the disappearance of kevin collins. >>> and the one thing colin kaepernick always keeps with him and why. >> hey, 49er fans, thanks for the way you cheered on our hometown heroes all season long. >> you let them get to new orleans. >> no matter the outcome, let's respect the city of san francisco. >> that means there will be no place for bad behavior when we win this thing. >> 49er fans are world-class. let's show the world just how great we are. >> who's got it better than us? nobody! go niner! >> good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler in for lease marzullo. >> good morning, everyone. looking at the colors of the niners this morning. we are waking up to higher clouds. even reduced visibility with some fog in some areas this morning. be careful. temperatures are pretty mild, though. we've dropped off into the upper 30s to near 40 in our coolest protected valleys. otherwise we are looking at 50s around san francisco with the cloud cover. it will take some time for the cloud to burn off but we also have the higher clouds
we will tell you the identity of a man suspected in the disappearance of kevin collins. >>> and the one thing colin kaepernick always keeps with him and why. >> hey, 49er fans, thanks for the way you cheered on our hometown heroes all season long. >> you let them get to new orleans. >> no matter the outcome, let's respect the city of san francisco. >> that means there will be no place for bad behavior when we win this thing. >> 49er fans are world-class....
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. >> there is developing news in the investigation into the 1984 disappearance of kevin collins. san francisco police are holding a news conference this afternoon that could center on this man, dan kelly, a "person of interest" in the case who died five years ago. the boy was seen leaving school in the haight-ashbury in february of 1984. he was ten. the suspect lived across the street from the school. at the time the police searched his home but did not find anything. last week, as we first reported police returned with dogs and found small bone fragments in the basement which have been sent to a laboratory for analysis. our reporter will have more on the case in a live report in the next half hour. >> police are planning a news conference today in fairfield over the investigation of a murder of a 13-year-old girl. they have identified the body of the teen last week. the 13-year-old showed this surveillance video in fairfield on thursday afternoon at corner of grand circle four miles from the park where her naked body was discovered on friday morning. in word of any arrests in th
. >> there is developing news in the investigation into the 1984 disappearance of kevin collins. san francisco police are holding a news conference this afternoon that could center on this man, dan kelly, a "person of interest" in the case who died five years ago. the boy was seen leaving school in the haight-ashbury in february of 1984. he was ten. the suspect lived across the street from the school. at the time the police searched his home but did not find anything. last week,...
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he got out of prison in 1984, the same year that kevin collins was abducted at age ten. he lived a block away from where collins disappeared. >> the individual with five names that now we know had a history of molesting young boys, he should haven a much stronger suspect. authorities dug up the garage on masonic and found what appears to be animal bones that are tested in analyzed.
he got out of prison in 1984, the same year that kevin collins was abducted at age ten. he lived a block away from where collins disappeared. >> the individual with five names that now we know had a history of molesting young boys, he should haven a much stronger suspect. authorities dug up the garage on masonic and found what appears to be animal bones that are tested in analyzed.
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he got out of prison in 1984, the same year that kevin collins was abducted at age ten. he lived a block away from where collins disappeared. >> the individual with five names that now we know had a history of molesting young boys, he should haven a much stronger suspect. authorities dug up the garage on masonic and found what appears to be animal bones that are tested in analyzed. >> fairfield police are asking for your help in the killer of a 13-year-old, the guardian also reported her missing last thursday evening. the girl's naked body was found friday morning at the park. investigators say an autopsy confirmed she was killed. they will not say how. police are also not releasing any information of possible suspects or suspicious vehicles. a surveillance video shows her alive on thursday afternoon near railroad avenue four miles from where she was found dead. police are asking businesses in the area to share their surveillance video. >> autopsies will be conducted on the three men found shot to death in sonoma county. the investigators believe they were killed on tues
he got out of prison in 1984, the same year that kevin collins was abducted at age ten. he lived a block away from where collins disappeared. >> the individual with five names that now we know had a history of molesting young boys, he should haven a much stronger suspect. authorities dug up the garage on masonic and found what appears to be animal bones that are tested in analyzed. >> fairfield police are asking for your help in the killer of a 13-year-old, the guardian also...
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she's referring to a person of interest in the 1984 disappearance of 10-year-old kevin collins. police say he had at least five aly. ass. we know he had a sixth. sueance knew him as kelly jackson meeting him in 1979. the friendship lasting a daek dek yaid. >> they made me coffee and we were close and neighbors. >> jackson wanted in canada under another al ai. s for a 1973 kidnapping and sexual assault two of juvenile autos they said he'd gotten into trouble in canada. so goitsing to cause problems staying here. and so he knew how to change his identity norkt to leave a paper trail. i think they were conscious about living under the radar. >> jackson never told her he was a fugitive for molesting juf nilz. susan says she didn't know for sure but there are signs he might have liked young boys he did tell me a story it was, had a sexual component about a young boy. >> susan says jackson told bher a boy lifting next door he looked at the child's bedroom window watching him explore his sexuality. >> just way he told the story made me go to the oh, that is, that makes me uncomfortable
she's referring to a person of interest in the 1984 disappearance of 10-year-old kevin collins. police say he had at least five aly. ass. we know he had a sixth. sueance knew him as kelly jackson meeting him in 1979. the friendship lasting a daek dek yaid. >> they made me coffee and we were close and neighbors. >> jackson wanted in canada under another al ai. s for a 1973 kidnapping and sexual assault two of juvenile autos they said he'd gotten into trouble in canada. so goitsing to...
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he was questioned six days after kevin collins disappeared. they went to question him six days after kevin disappeared. but they went back this year and tore up the floor that might link him to the boy. home is right away cross the street from kevin's old school. therrion he had a dog. lead investigator told abc7 vic lee a key detail of what two witnesses saw way back in 1984. >> we had another adult witness telling that they saw kevin in front of 1106, 1108 masonic. there was a white man there again in his 20s or 30s and had a big great dane black dog. >> during this week's search, cadaver dogs located bones in the police of that home. they say the bones could be from an animal but they went him to a crime lab just to make sure. the man they are focusing on, dan therrion, died five years ago in 2008. >> abc7 news. >>> new this morning, oakland police are investigating a shooting that killed one person and wounded another. it happened near the oakland art gallery walk last night just before 11:00. one person was found dead at the scene. the se
he was questioned six days after kevin collins disappeared. they went to question him six days after kevin disappeared. but they went back this year and tore up the floor that might link him to the boy. home is right away cross the street from kevin's old school. therrion he had a dog. lead investigator told abc7 vic lee a key detail of what two witnesses saw way back in 1984. >> we had another adult witness telling that they saw kevin in front of 1106, 1108 masonic. there was a white man...
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what happened to kevin collins? >> you can see a tow truck on the right-hand side of the bay bridge toll plaza. we do not is reports of stalls or accidents but we will follow that. the metering lights are on and traffic is backed to the macarthur maze. we will have the rest of the commute when ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's why yoplait light and yoplait original are now made with no high fructose corn syrup. and why we use only natural colors and natural flavors in yoplait original. so, anything else we can do for you, let us know. but you'll keep it to yogurt, right? 'cause we shouldn't really help with your love life. yoplait. it is so good! live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news, good morning, everyone! it is 6:29 on wednesday morning. a live look from our mount tamalpais camera at the beauty that is the bay area. >> good morning. >> happy wednesday, thanks for joining us. >> no
what happened to kevin collins? >> you can see a tow truck on the right-hand side of the bay bridge toll plaza. we do not is reports of stalls or accidents but we will follow that. the metering lights are on and traffic is backed to the macarthur maze. we will have the rest of the commute when ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's why yoplait light and yoplait original are now...
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collins disappearance, but first going the distance. "consumer reports" have tips to make your car last 200,000 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] nothing gets you going quite like the power of quaker. today is going to be epic. quaker up. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst sinus symptoms, plus that annoying cough. [ breathes deeply ] ♪ oh, what a relief it is! ♪ [ angry gibberish ] >> getting 100,000 miles in a car is not unheard of, but how about 200,000 miles and beyond. 230,000 right here, thank you. consumer reports is partnered with 7 on your side for tips on how to make your car last. >> mike finney tells it comes down to maintenance. >> good morning everyone. these days people are looking for anyway to stretch a dollar. one way can be holding on to your car longer. today, the average vehicle h
collins disappearance, but first going the distance. "consumer reports" have tips to make your car last 200,000 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] nothing gets you going quite like the power of quaker. today is going to be epic. quaker up. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does...
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collins had a rap sheet including kidnapping. source was knowledge of the investigation tell us it's one of the main reasons that police are focusing now on dan" ferrin. police took jam hammers and tore up the basement floor looking for evidence that might link him to this young boy. the home is across the street from kevin's old school. our sources say he had a dog two, witnesses told police they last saw kevin talking to a man with a large dog. and one saw them tolgt in front of ferrian's house. dog and of course they sent them to the crime lab to be certain of that. >> twitter has been hacked. the company says it's attacked by hacker who's obtained e mail addresses of pass words of 250,000 customers and probably was in the isolated. twitter cancelled the pass words and advised users on how to create new ones. >> bank of america web site has been down most of the day. and if you try to do any banking today thaechl plains the error message you saw. b of a says atms are still working. >> the project is on track. abc 7 news has b
collins had a rap sheet including kidnapping. source was knowledge of the investigation tell us it's one of the main reasons that police are focusing now on dan" ferrin. police took jam hammers and tore up the basement floor looking for evidence that might link him to this young boy. the home is across the street from kevin's old school. our sources say he had a dog two, witnesses told police they last saw kevin talking to a man with a large dog. and one saw them tolgt in front of...
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disappearance of 10-year-old kevin collins. police say he had at least five aly. ass. we now know he had a sixth. susan knew him as kelly jackson. their friendship lasted a decade. >> they had me over all the time. they made me coffee and we were close, you know, neighbors in each other's pockets. >> jackson wanted in canada under another alias for a 1973 kidnappingú'vqu and sexual assas of two juveniles. >> they'd said he had gotten into trouble in canada and he knew how not to leave a paper trail. so i think that they were conscious of what they ran through the radar he never told her he was a fugitive for molesting juveniles. susan says there are signs he might have liked young buys he tell ma sexual component bay young boy. >> susan says jackson told whir b.a loi who lived next door. he looked at the child's bedroom window, watching him explore his sexuality. >> just the way he told the story made me go to the oh, that is... you know, that maybe is uncomfortable saying this is over the line. that he probably had some sort of interest in younger boys because it sou
disappearance of 10-year-old kevin collins. police say he had at least five aly. ass. we now know he had a sixth. susan knew him as kelly jackson. their friendship lasted a decade. >> they had me over all the time. they made me coffee and we were close, you know, neighbors in each other's pockets. >> jackson wanted in canada under another alias for a 1973 kidnappingú'vqu and sexual assas of two juveniles. >> they'd said he had gotten into trouble in canada and he knew how not...
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. >> in light of the recent surge for kevin collins missing 29 years, i think we've been wondering what can we do to protect our own qinly technology is much different now than it was back in 1984 when kevin disappeared but there is a new app that could just be a life safer. >> polly claus foundation introduced a smart phone app called polly's guardian angel. it allows parents to activate an alert to frinldz, family and other users. david gonzales has three children and down loaded the app because of a recent abduction. >> we flif morgan hill, sierra lamar was a big incident in our neighborhood. so, you know, it brings about awareness of, you know, your own children. >> parents can down load the app forjxñ $4.99 a droid version will be released within a month. a parent loads vital information of the child including pictures and information. jim develops the app. >> any facts you'd be able to recall or you're going to be stumbling. having quick access to photos k them. >> when an alert is activated other app holders are immediately notified. the app guides you through next step autos pr
. >> in light of the recent surge for kevin collins missing 29 years, i think we've been wondering what can we do to protect our own qinly technology is much different now than it was back in 1984 when kevin disappeared but there is a new app that could just be a life safer. >> polly claus foundation introduced a smart phone app called polly's guardian angel. it allows parents to activate an alert to frinldz, family and other users. david gonzales has three children and down loaded...
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. >> new at 6:00 kevin collins aunt and uncle say they were hoping for more today. they watched the news conference. his uncle appreciates effort police are making but thinks investigators let jackson slip their fingers in the 08s. >> got to give sfpd credit for reopening the case and putting a lot of resources behind it but they were so close they should have had it. what they're doing now, looks like they're doing everything. we had an office right next door to where this guy was. we were there six months and he he was living that whole time probably laughing at us, you know? it's my feeling. i think they should have had him. >> his aunt says she's not sure why police are making such an effort now to search for a suspect. >> fairfield police are asking for your help to find a killer of a 7th grade girl. the guardian reported her missing thursday evening. the-]9ñm girl's naked body discovered friday morning at allen wit park. today investigators say an autopsy confirmed she was killed but they have not said now. police nort releasing any information about possible
. >> new at 6:00 kevin collins aunt and uncle say they were hoping for more today. they watched the news conference. his uncle appreciates effort police are making but thinks investigators let jackson slip their fingers in the 08s. >> got to give sfpd credit for reopening the case and putting a lot of resources behind it but they were so close they should have had it. what they're doing now, looks like they're doing everything. we had an office right next door to where this guy was....
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. >>> we've got new developments this morning in the nearly three decade old disappearance of kevin collins. we have learned the name of a key figure in the case and why police are hoping it will bring an end to this long investigation. he was just ten years old when he disappeared almost 29 years ago. last seen at a bus stop in san francisco. sergio quintana says the main person of interest in the disappearance had a rap sheet that included kidnapping. >> we were the first on the scene on tuesday when police took jack hammers into the home. our source says that is where dan lived. those sources says he went by the name kelly. he was questioned by police after kevin collins disappeared and they never searched his backyard or basement at the time. but investigators returned to the home this week and tore ust the basement floor looking for evidence. the home is across street his old school. our sources say he had a dog. the lead investigator in this cold case told abc7 reporter vic lee a key detail of what two witnesses saw way back in 1984. >> we had another adult witness telling they saw ke
. >>> we've got new developments this morning in the nearly three decade old disappearance of kevin collins. we have learned the name of a key figure in the case and why police are hoping it will bring an end to this long investigation. he was just ten years old when he disappeared almost 29 years ago. last seen at a bus stop in san francisco. sergio quintana says the main person of interest in the disappearance had a rap sheet that included kidnapping. >> we were the first on...
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a story you will only see on abc7, insight into the kevin collins missing child case to a woman wrote was good friends with the man now considered the main suspect. >> the music industry celebrated its own with a night of powerful performances at the grammys. ♪ i say i hate you ♪ we break up ♪ you call me >> and the first performance was "we are never ever ever ever ever getting back together." and best artist, that went to [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on for two whole years. from at&t. call to get u-verse tv starting at just $19 a month with our triple-play bundle. get the same great price for two years. plus now two times the internet speed than before. [ female announcer ] switch today and get a total home dvr included for life.
a story you will only see on abc7, insight into the kevin collins missing child case to a woman wrote was good friends with the man now considered the main suspect. >> the music industry celebrated its own with a night of powerful performances at the grammys. ♪ i say i hate you ♪ we break up ♪ you call me >> and the first performance was "we are never ever ever ever ever getting back together." and best artist, that went to [ female announcer ] this is a special...
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. >> kevin collins disappeared almost 29 years ago. he was last seen at a bus stop in san francisco. abc7 news reporter is here with what this new information means to the investigation. sergio? >> abc7 news has learned the main person of interest in the disappearance of 10-year-old kevin collins had a wrap sheet and it included kidnapping. abc news was the first on the scene when police took jackhammers into this home. our source tells us that is where dan therion lived. he also went by the name of kelly. he was questioned by police six days after kevin collins disappeared. investigators never searched his backyard or basement at the time. cold case investigators returned to the home this week and tore up the basement floor looking for evidence that might link him to the young boy. the home is right across the street from kevin's old school. our sources say therion had a dog. earlier this week the lead investigator in this cold case told abc7 reporter vic lee a key detail of what two witnesses saw way back in 1984 jie. we had another
. >> kevin collins disappeared almost 29 years ago. he was last seen at a bus stop in san francisco. abc7 news reporter is here with what this new information means to the investigation. sergio? >> abc7 news has learned the main person of interest in the disappearance of 10-year-old kevin collins had a wrap sheet and it included kidnapping. abc news was the first on the scene when police took jackhammers into this home. our source tells us that is where dan therion lived. he also...
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it was the same year kevin collins was abducted. using a different name jackson lived one block away from the school. jackson was named a person of interest, but that was all. he died in 2008. fast-forward to 2013 when san francisco police reopened the cold case. the family held their breath. bones dug up in the garage of jackson's house appeared to be animal bones. still collins' family is stunned and police never connected these dots before. >> for the individual with five names that now we know had a history of molesting young boys, it seemed like he should have been a stronger suspect back then. >> they said he was a person of interest in 1984. why didn't they connect that with the arrest made in 1981? alias or no as, they had fingerprints. >> i am not disparaging what they are doing now. it looks like they are doing everything they can. but we had our office right next door to where this guy was. we were there for six months and he was living there the whole time probably laughing at us. >> it is hard going through it all again
it was the same year kevin collins was abducted. using a different name jackson lived one block away from the school. jackson was named a person of interest, but that was all. he died in 2008. fast-forward to 2013 when san francisco police reopened the cold case. the family held their breath. bones dug up in the garage of jackson's house appeared to be animal bones. still collins' family is stunned and police never connected these dots before. >> for the individual with five names that...
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. >> 7 fuss learned tonight that the main person of interest in the dispersons of 10-year-old kevin collins nearly 3 decades ago had a rap sheet including kidnapping. source was knowledge of the investigation tell us that this the is one of the reasons police are focusing now on dan farren would died several years ago. police on tuesday took jack ham intera home on masonic street where he used to live an investigator up the basement floor looking for evidence to link him to the young boy. home is right across the street from kevin's old school. our sources say farren had a dog that is important because 2 witness told police they saw last saw kevin talking to a man with a large dog. one even saw them together in front of farren house. during this week search cadaver dog located bones if the basement there are of the home. police believe they are animal bones not human. but they have sent them to the crime lab just to be sure. >> now in the east bay this is video from you tube of home being broken into last we can car pull up. 2 women knock on the door nobody answers 2 men walk up. one smashe
. >> 7 fuss learned tonight that the main person of interest in the dispersons of 10-year-old kevin collins nearly 3 decades ago had a rap sheet including kidnapping. source was knowledge of the investigation tell us that this the is one of the reasons police are focusing now on dan farren would died several years ago. police on tuesday took jack ham intera home on masonic street where he used to live an investigator up the basement floor looking for evidence to link him to the young boy....
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kevin collins back in 1984. close friend of person of interest dan says she figured he was a pedophile. vick lee has the story tonight that you will see only on abc 7 news. >> i have always thought of him as being a very kind and one of the kindest pichl ever met. >>reporter: susan for the sake of the story referring to dan, a person of interest in the 1984 disappearance of 10-year-old kevin collins. police say he had at least 5 aliases. we now know he had a sixth. susan knew him as kelly jackson. she met him in 1979 and friendship last add decade. >> they have me over all the time. they made me coffee. used to hang out we were close. neighbors. we were in each other opposite pockets. >>reporter: jackson wanted in a canada under another alias forth 1973 kidnapping and sexual assault of 2 juveniles. >> they said had he gotten into some trouble in canada and so it was going to cause problems for him staying here if he used the same name. he knew how to change his identity and how not to leave a paper trail. so i t
kevin collins back in 1984. close friend of person of interest dan says she figured he was a pedophile. vick lee has the story tonight that you will see only on abc 7 news. >> i have always thought of him as being a very kind and one of the kindest pichl ever met. >>reporter: susan for the sake of the story referring to dan, a person of interest in the 1984 disappearance of 10-year-old kevin collins. police say he had at least 5 aliases. we now know he had a sixth. susan knew him as...
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would be alive today. >> the uncle of kevin collins who disappeared in 1984 and he is talking about it this man who police identified after all of this this years as a suspect in the case. the suspect is a man with a uding kidnapping who lived in the neighborhood where kevin was last seen. many aliases. wayne jackson. kelly lee dawson and dan leonard ferrian. vic lee on how the different names played a big factor in the investigation. >> since february 8, 1984 there hasn't been a tip that came into the san francisco police department that we didn't act on. >> reporter: the chief said it was difficult investigating the person of interest in it case. a person with many aliases. >> on april 16 of 1981 jackson was arrested under the name wayne jackson in fisherman's wharf area of san francisco for kidnapping and lewd acts on a child. >> i bailed out and never showed up for the court case. jackson was arrested a year later and spent six months in jail for that offense. he used another aliases when was arrested in canada nine years earlier. >> he was wanted in canada under the name raymon
would be alive today. >> the uncle of kevin collins who disappeared in 1984 and he is talking about it this man who police identified after all of this this years as a suspect in the case. the suspect is a man with a uding kidnapping who lived in the neighborhood where kevin was last seen. many aliases. wayne jackson. kelly lee dawson and dan leonard ferrian. vic lee on how the different names played a big factor in the investigation. >> since february 8, 1984 there hasn't been a...
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they are looking into the disappearance of kevin collins who disappeared in 1984 when he was ten. his case generated national attention. he is one of the first children to appear on a milk carton. it was very upsetting to this neighborhood who knew him well, saw him in the neighborhood. he lived across the street from his school. police say they have a "person of interest" who used to live in this house on masonic. he is dan
they are looking into the disappearance of kevin collins who disappeared in 1984 when he was ten. his case generated national attention. he is one of the first children to appear on a milk carton. it was very upsetting to this neighborhood who knew him well, saw him in the neighborhood. he lived across the street from his school. police say they have a "person of interest" who used to live in this house on masonic. he is dan
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the man, who is deceased had many aliases and a criminal history. >> reporter: kevin kevin collins remains frozen in time. he disappeared after school in 1984. >> this case is a case as hard to the department. >> reporter: today police revealed details about the wind and jackson. described as a person of interest. he died in 2008. police say he fits the description of a man collins was seen talking to. >> he lived not far from where the abduction happened. he had a dog similar to the dog that the suspect had. >> reporter: at the time, i witnesses failed to conclusively ties into the case. investigators that jackson had five different identities and a history of kidnapping and sexual assault against boys. cold case investigators said they did with the prompting a search of jackson's old house last month. that search turned up animal bones. police are turning to the public. >> we are looking for anyone who saw this guy, anyone who popped to the sky. >> reporter: police have talked to jackson's roommate. they declined to tell us whether they found his car and whether they have new clues. >> w
the man, who is deceased had many aliases and a criminal history. >> reporter: kevin kevin collins remains frozen in time. he disappeared after school in 1984. >> this case is a case as hard to the department. >> reporter: today police revealed details about the wind and jackson. described as a person of interest. he died in 2008. police say he fits the description of a man collins was seen talking to. >> he lived not far from where the abduction happened. he had a dog...
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. >>> san francisco police are expected to hold a news conference today with an update on the kevin collins case. collins was the 10-year-old boy that vanished from san francisco in the haight back in 1984. police recently searched the house in connection with the case and recovered what they initially believed to be animal bones. >>> the obama administration is defending a justice department memo that authorized drone of attacks against americans working with terrorists overseas. the memo says such actions are legal under three conditions. if the suspect is engaged in planning operations to kill americans, if it's not possible to capture the suspect before an attack, and if the operation follows u.s. laws and war principles. >> these strikes are legal. they are ethical and they are wise. >> critics say such an attack would violate the constitutional rights of an american terror suspect to trial by jury. so far there's only one known case of an american targeted with a drone strive, anwar al- awlaki in yemen back in 2011. >>> east bay, chopper 5 is over the house fire in berkeley we told yo
. >>> san francisco police are expected to hold a news conference today with an update on the kevin collins case. collins was the 10-year-old boy that vanished from san francisco in the haight back in 1984. police recently searched the house in connection with the case and recovered what they initially believed to be animal bones. >>> the obama administration is defending a justice department memo that authorized drone of attacks against americans working with terrorists...
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what happened to kevin collins? tonight investigators say this man may have taken the secret to his grave. he's been a suspect from the start. >> reporter: at the time he was known as wayne jackson. but the man in the spotlight now went by many names before dying of natural causes in the sunset here in san francisco in 2008. >> this case is a case that haunts the san francisco police department and the city of san francisco and has pretty much throughout the entire careers of everybody that's standing here. >> reporter: a fresh look at the crime led to the search of jackson's old home where jackson and his roommate lived just blocks away from where kevin collins disappeared in 1984. jackson was a suspect from the start because thee years earlier, he spent six months in jail for lewd acts on a 7-year-old. >> he had a dog similar to the dog that the suspects were seen to have. >> reporter: still at the time, police came up short. >> he was detained, interviewed, allowed a search of the same house we just did the searc
what happened to kevin collins? tonight investigators say this man may have taken the secret to his grave. he's been a suspect from the start. >> reporter: at the time he was known as wayne jackson. but the man in the spotlight now went by many names before dying of natural causes in the sunset here in san francisco in 2008. >> this case is a case that haunts the san francisco police department and the city of san francisco and has pretty much throughout the entire careers of...
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it's the case involving kevin collins who was kidnapped at the age of 10. the person of interest is wayne jackson, who died five years ago and had a history of child abuse. he was a neighbor of collins' and was considered a possible suspect at the time. >> he was detained. he was interviewed. he allowed a consent search of the same house we just did the search warrant on and a photo spread was shown to the two witnesses that described the suspect with the large black dog. and they weren't able to pick him out of the photo spread. >> the knew enough about his past. listen, they dropped the ball on this guy. >> marc klaas, whose daughter was murdered says the police department should have taken jackson more seriously back in 1984. >>> tuesday's triple murder up in sonoma county was a drug deal gone bad. the three men were shot in a cabin near forestville. one from new york, one from colorado, another local to buy marijuana. they were shot to death in a bedroom that was full of pot. >> what i hear
it's the case involving kevin collins who was kidnapped at the age of 10. the person of interest is wayne jackson, who died five years ago and had a history of child abuse. he was a neighbor of collins' and was considered a possible suspect at the time. >> he was detained. he was interviewed. he allowed a consent search of the same house we just did the search warrant on and a photo spread was shown to the two witnesses that described the suspect with the large black dog. and they weren't...
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. >> jenna, it was almost 30 years ago when 10-year-old kevin collins disappeared after school. his case went cold. investigators now say they have new leads. he was a student at st. agnus in the haight-ashbury district of san francisco. at the time two witnesses reported seeing kevin on sonic avenue with a man sittings on a stoop with a large black dog. he was described as white, six feet tall with blond hair. investigators are focused on a man who died five years ago. he was wayne jackson. he had five different identities and a criminal record. he was convicted of child molestation in 1981. that is three years before kevin's disappearance. police recently discovered he was accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two 13-year-old boys in canada. he lived across the street from the school and he owned a large black dog. at time of course, police searched jackson's home but they didn't find anything. but last week investigators earned to that home where jackson used to live. cadaver dog a reacted to an area of the garage. that area was he can can straighted and bones were fo
. >> jenna, it was almost 30 years ago when 10-year-old kevin collins disappeared after school. his case went cold. investigators now say they have new leads. he was a student at st. agnus in the haight-ashbury district of san francisco. at the time two witnesses reported seeing kevin on sonic avenue with a man sittings on a stoop with a large black dog. he was described as white, six feet tall with blond hair. investigators are focused on a man who died five years ago. he was wayne...
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it's a case involving kevin collins, who was kidnapped from the haight when he was just 10. the person of interest is wayne jackson. he died five years ago. he was a neighbor of collins. he had a history of child abuse and was considered a possible suspect at the time. >> he was detained. he was interviewed. he allowed a consent search of the same house we just did a search warrant on, and a photo spread was shown to the two witnesses that described the suspect with a large black dog and they weren't able to pick hm out, out of the photo spread. >> the knew enough about his pass. listen, they dropped the ball on this guy. >> that was marc klaas whose daughter polly was murdered. he says the police department should have taken jackson more seriously back in 1984. >>> one second he was handcuffed in the back seat, the next thing san jose police knew, their suspect was driving away with their van. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is outside police headquarters with how the suspect gave the cops the slip. cate, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank. i'm sure that is what s
it's a case involving kevin collins, who was kidnapped from the haight when he was just 10. the person of interest is wayne jackson. he died five years ago. he was a neighbor of collins. he had a history of child abuse and was considered a possible suspect at the time. >> he was detained. he was interviewed. he allowed a consent search of the same house we just did a search warrant on, and a photo spread was shown to the two witnesses that described the suspect with a large black dog and...
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it's the case involving kevin collins who was kidnapped from the haight when he was just 10. the person of interest is wayne jackson who died five years ago. he was a neighbor of collins', had a history of child abuse and was considered a possible suspect at the time. >> he was detained. he was interviewed. he allowed a consent search of the same house we just did a search warrant on and a photo spread was shown to the two witnesses that described the suspect with a large black dog and they couldn't pick him out of a photo spread. >> they dropped the ball on this guy. >> that was marc klaas who has been involved missing children cases since his daughter was kidnapped and murdered from their petaluma home. >>> a man in handcuffs gave the police a slip his getaway vehicle a police anyone any van. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran -- a minivan. cate caugiran explains how it all happened. >> reporter: good morning. i'm sure as san jose police officers are getting into work this morning they will try to figure out how this man got away. first, they are still trying to look for that su
it's the case involving kevin collins who was kidnapped from the haight when he was just 10. the person of interest is wayne jackson who died five years ago. he was a neighbor of collins', had a history of child abuse and was considered a possible suspect at the time. >> he was detained. he was interviewed. he allowed a consent search of the same house we just did a search warrant on and a photo spread was shown to the two witnesses that described the suspect with a large black dog and...
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what happened top kevin collins? kpix 5 reporter joe vazquez tells us that this man may have taken the secret to his grave. >> reporter: in 1984, police were investigating the most high-profile missing child case in a generation. it turns out a neighbor of kevin collins had a sordid past. wayne jackson had a record that involved child molestation. he also had a black dog, just like the man kevin was last seen talking to. >> this case is a case that haunts the san francisco police department. >> reporter: now, 29 years later, police chief greg suhr is revealing for the first time that jackson is a person of interest in the case. but why wasn't he arrested back then? >> he was detained. he was interviewed. he allowed a consent search of the same house we just did a search warrant on. a photo spread was shown to the two witnesses that described the suspect. they weren't able to pick him out of the photo spread. >> they knew enough about his past. they dropped the ball on this guy. >> reporter: mark glass, an advocate fo
what happened top kevin collins? kpix 5 reporter joe vazquez tells us that this man may have taken the secret to his grave. >> reporter: in 1984, police were investigating the most high-profile missing child case in a generation. it turns out a neighbor of kevin collins had a sordid past. wayne jackson had a record that involved child molestation. he also had a black dog, just like the man kevin was last seen talking to. >> this case is a case that haunts the san francisco police...
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. >>> san francisco police may be closer than ever to closing the kevin collins case. tonight they have named a person of interest in the decades old disappearance of the 10-year-old boy. kpix 5 reporter phil matier tells us investigators suspected him from the start. >> reporter: but he proved to be a very elusive character even though his history would have put him in the spotlight from the beginning. >> reporter: at the time he was known as wayne jackson but the man in the spotlight now for the abduction of kevin collins 30 years ago went by many names before dying of natural causes in the sunset in san francisco in 2008. >> this case is a case that haunts the san rancisco police department and the city and has pretty much throughout the entire careers of everybody that's standing here. >> reporter: a fresh look at the crime by the cold case unit let to the searched of his old haight district home last week where jackson and his roommate lived just blocks away from where 10-year-old kevin collins disappeared on the way home from basketball practice in 1984. jackson
. >>> san francisco police may be closer than ever to closing the kevin collins case. tonight they have named a person of interest in the decades old disappearance of the 10-year-old boy. kpix 5 reporter phil matier tells us investigators suspected him from the start. >> reporter: but he proved to be a very elusive character even though his history would have put him in the spotlight from the beginning. >> reporter: at the time he was known as wayne jackson but the man in...
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she believes this man kidnapped and killed her son kevin collins 29 years ago. >> we might not get the answers and we don't have a burial for kevin. >> reporter: ann doesn't recognize the man but saying looking at his mugshot brings back all the pain and emotions of losing 10-year-old kevin who was last seen leaving basketball practice at a san francisco school. >> it's appointing he got away with this all these years. >> reporter: police say the man had a history of kidnapping and sexual assaults against boys. and he lived near where kevin disappeared in 1984. detectives say the main reason why it took them so long to connect the dots on this man was because he had five different identities. san francisco police say he died of natural causes five years ago. >> i'm not thrilled he died without being brought to justice. but at the same time, i am happy that our family doesn't have to go through a trial, doesn't have to hear gritty details. >> reporter: the collins family said at their hayward home today they hope cold case detectives will keep digging for more information. in fact, dete
she believes this man kidnapped and killed her son kevin collins 29 years ago. >> we might not get the answers and we don't have a burial for kevin. >> reporter: ann doesn't recognize the man but saying looking at his mugshot brings back all the pain and emotions of losing 10-year-old kevin who was last seen leaving basketball practice at a san francisco school. >> it's appointing he got away with this all these years. >> reporter: police say the man had a history of...